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Commonwealth Bank appoints new chair

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2022
Commonwealth Bank has appointed a new chair of the board, with Catherine Livingstone departing in August. Livingstone has decided to retire from the CBA board after the finalisation of the financial statements and accounts for this financial year. In ...

DTCC poaches longstanding BNY Mellon executive

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2022
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has appointed Francis (Frank) La Salla as president and chief executive of the company, effective August 12. La Salla joins DTCC following a 28-year career at BNY Mellon, where he held several senior-level ...

Mayfair sues Mission Beach lender

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2022
Mayfair 101 and its founder James Mawhinney are now suing the financier that allowed the company to purchase property in Mission Beach. Mayfair 101 obtained bridging finance, to purchase the Mission Beach property, from Napla between late 2019 and early ...

Mawhinney appeals 20-year ban

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2022
Mayfair 101 founder James Mawhinney has launched an appeal against his 20-year ban from financial services. Mawhinney is also appealing a $30 million penalty handed down in the Federal Court to Mayfair 101 for misleading advertising. "The events of ...

Vanguard Personal Investor sees Delta boom

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2022
According to the firm's newly launched Investor Insights series, Vanguard's Personal Investor platform saw a64% increase in accounts who were depositing during the Delta lockdowns in 2021. The series provides observations dedicated to understanding ...

Dealer group faces anti-hawking charges

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2022
A Brisbane-based financial advice business has been charged with anti-hawking offences after cold calling consumers and pushing them to roll over their super into a new product. National Advice Solutions appeared in Southport Magistrates Court in Queensland ...

Flexible work expectation gap widens

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2022
Flexible work arrangements will be a major deal-breaker in retaining and attracting staff as the financial services industry navigates operating in a post-COVID environment. Speaking on a panel for International Women's Day yesterday, Financial Planning ...

ASIC sets adviser exam dates

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2022
ASIC has set the final three sitting dates for the financial adviser exam in 2022. Following the first round of exams that took place in February, ASIC announced new sitting dates yesterday. Enrolments for the May sitting open on April 4 and close on ...

New deputy chief at First Sentier

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2022
First Sentier Investors named a new deputy chief executive who will take on the Sydney-based role. Yoshiki Ueno will work alongside First Sentier chief executive Mark Steinberg, relocating from New York where he is currently the fund manager's head ...

Charter Hall, PSP Investments acquire Brisbane site

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022
Charter Hall and Canada's Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) have acquired a development project currently under construction in Brisbane. The property, located within the Fortitude Valley precinct, comprises a 25,000m2 office ...